RE: [lace] Jenny Koops books
Dear Janis, Perhaps it would be possible for you to let Jenny know that some people on the internet are interested in her book and ask how we can get hold of them? Mary Carey - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books
Is it possible for her to produce as a pdf (easy to do these days) and then sell it on the internet - collecting payment by Paypal? Sue - Original Message - From: mary carey d...@hotmail.com To: thelacepl...@hotmail.co.za, ir st whit ir_st_w...@shaw.ca, lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 1:26:18 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Jenny Koops books Dear Janis, Perhaps it would be possible for you to let Jenny know that some people on the internet are interested in her book and ask how we can get hold of them? Mary Carey - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] peccadilles
Hi Julie and fellow Arachnids, Thank you Julie for a very interesting 'thread' which certainly looks worth following up. Further as to lurk or not to lurk; when I joined a few years ago, I got 'shot down' by a lady from a most unexpected quarter and did not post for several months. Then being me [I can't keep my mouth shut if there is a point to make ;-)], I waded in again. The point is; do what you feel comfortable with, but it is nice to get some acknowledgement occasionally of a point made or information/knowledge/assistance given. As far as language (English or any other) is concerned; please have a go at posting, we can usually understand it (if not we can ask for help) and are thankful for any new point, technique and little trick that may help us to make better lace. Anyone who gets upset because of grammar/spelling or other perceived failings; it is their loss if they cannot see past that to the point of the posting. Happy lace making and posting, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Julie Ourom I came across a mention of peccadilles in some non-lace reading .. Here's Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadill There seems to be other information online, not all in languages I read. Here's one that confirms the Wikipedia entry (or may be where the information originated J.) Historic dress 1608-1800 (Internet Archives) http://www.archive.org/stream/1607historicdres00mccluoft/1607historicdres00 mccluoft_djvu.txt http://www.archive.org/stream/1607historicdres00mccluoft/1607historicdres00m ccluoft_djvu.txt .. . ... The reception people get when they post is arguably a major factor in why people stay or disappear and surely the latter is not what we want. In the meantime, I hope the information on peccadilles is useful to someone. JulieO in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada who REALLY planned to make lace this afternoon. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books
Hi Arachnids, Could these books be published via the internet ? Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: mary carey Subject: RE: [lace] Jenny Koops books Dear Janis, Perhaps it would be possible for you to let Jenny know that some people on the internet are interested in her book and ask how we can get hold of them? Mary Carey - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] language of lace
Debora Lustgarten wrote: Jenny's message was a good example. The terms she had Google translate into Spanish (cloth-stitch trail and spray of leaves) came out as fabric track pin-prick and leave spraying [as when you spray vegetables with pesticide] he he he he... See what I mean? But, as I read it, Jenny's idea was that the machine translation was just to be a trigger for a real native-speaking lacemaker to offer the correct terms, and not that we should believe what Google offered. As if ... G. Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books - Distribution suggestion
Barbara Ballantyne, Australian expert on historic crochet, has her books distributed by Lacis in the U.S. She has at least one distributor in Europe, I think in the U.K. You might ask her how this works and find out if it is feasible for the Koops book. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books - Distribution suggestion
Thanks for all the suggestions for distributing Jenny Koops books. There are one or two other small South African Books too including Jean Horne's. It is a difficult time to speak to Jenny at the moment as her husband has just had a stroke and is still in hospital but I will follow up on your suggestions. Janis Savage www.thelaceplace.co.za -Original Message- From: jeria...@aol.com Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 4:16 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books - Distribution suggestion Barbara Ballantyne, Australian expert on historic crochet, has her books distributed by Lacis in the U.S. She has at least one distributor in Europe, I think in the U.K. You might ask her how this works and find out if it is feasible for the Koops book. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Need to share the pain
Robin I am so sorry for your tipped pillow. This happened to me once in a class, Bridget Cook was the instructor. I was trying to untangle each thread caught on the pins. She said no no, and to my horror picked up my pillow turned it upside down and gave it a little shake or two and all the threads fell away from the pins! We have had many cats over the years and I have had to use the untangle method a couple of times. I would imagine if your spangles are too heavy you might break a thread, but I have been lucky and not broken a thread when shaking. I was on the list many years ago and just recently came back to lace, I am a lurker but thought you could relate to my little story. I still have a binder with copies of all the good info I had gleaned from the list. Cherre in the beautiful starting a little early getting hot California desert. On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:35 AM, Robin D human.m...@gmail.com wrote: Woke up this morning to find my lace pillow, with major project, on the floor. The box of pins scattered everywhere along with bits of broken cat claw. I was lucky in that the bobbins (midlands) were all strung onto knitting stitch holders and/or pinned down under a cloth - so they really are not that tangled. However, one of the size 100 silk threads is broken. I can't decide whether to kill my husband's cat or cry. This cat knows better and I have warned my DH that his indoor cat may find herself living outside. In all the years we've shared space she chooses the project that means the most to me to ruin. I designed the pattern while dealing with my father's sudden death and DH really encouraged me to actually try to make it. I've been so careful not to make mistakes or anything. Going with crying, but the cat is exiled to the back of the house. *sigh* Robin PS: Wait what? Liz are you teaching a class or just coming to Utah? I am truly excited to meet you, but if you are teaching and I missed that somehow I'll be very put out! -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Re: Arachne 20 years
I think the idea of commemorative bobbins and possibly accessories like pin pusher/pin lifter/divider pins/etc?? Maybe the accessories are over the top but just an idea, I think the prospect of getting every member to contribute to a lace panel (might be a very LONG panel) would be difficult considering the varying skill and would be difficult considering the varying skill and experience of our members. Cearbhael -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of David C COLLYER Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:59 AM To: Agnes Boddington; Jenny Brandis; Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Arachne 20 years Dear Friends, As we have 2 years or so to go until the 20th anniversry, we have plenty of time to think about how to celebrate it. As mentioned, a commemorative bobbin is pne option. We could e.g. ask Stuart Johnson, as he does inscriptions, as does Mike Bester in South Africa and probably many more. Stuart and Mike are 2 of my favourite bobbin turners, but I think Mike's not making them any more. The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it Nice idea, but who'd get the panel?? 'cos I know we'd all want it :) David in Ballarat, AUS - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Re: language of lace; location of archives
As a rank beginner, I haven't contributed much to the list, but I will make more of an effort to contribute as I can. I'm just so inspired and in awe of the knowledge on this list, and so enjoyed meeting fellow Arachne-ans at the IOLI convention in St. Paul last summer. In the discussion of lace terms in multiple languages, someone mentioned a lace glossary on the arachne archives. How does one access these archives? At the convention, I purchased several books in German and could definitely use help in deciphering some of the information. Thank you for all of your help and inspiration, Angelia in snowy, blizzardy Minnesota, USA Current lace project: Ninepin edging to learn plaits and picots - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Translating the Language of Lace
Two things, first for those where English is not the first language, may I suggest doing what my cousin Ellen and I do. My German is poor, and her English is worse. So she speaks and writes to me in German, and I speak and write to her in English. We each have our little yellow dictionaries, and we get along fairly well. I would suggest that anyone who is at a loss to write the term in English, write those terms in the language with which they are most comfortable. It is probably the most efficient way of doing things. Someone on the list will probably be able to translate it for the English speakers. And sometimes one can figure out what it means from the garble Google puts out. As for books and the like, I urge anyone struggling with foreign language lace books to try to find a copy of the International Lace Dictionary, last published in Gent in 1998. Edith Spee is the first listed Author. Jeri recommended it back in 2006 or so. It is not easy to find, but it is a great resource. I discovered it when I was trying to translate Ulrike Lohr Voelcker's fantastic beginner's manual. I can sort of do the German, especially armed with a dictionary, but there were words that didn't translate, that I couldn't find, or that simply didn't make sense. At that time there was no translation. Then Holly Van Sciver suggested the dictionary, and everything fell into place. All the missing words were there. It may not be needed for histories of lace, but for manuals it is invaluable. One source lists its locations as the Library of Congress, someplace in Holland, and one other European place. I do not find it on inter library loan. But I bet there are lace groups with libraries who have it in the collection. There is one copy for sale at Amazon.co.uk Wouldn't be surprised if IOLI has a copy. Certainly for those whose native language is not a common one, like Hungarian or Finnish, it would help in translating most of the lace books that exist. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where we haven't gotten any snow yet. But it's cold and cloudy and damp. A good day to make lace with a pot of tea. Will spring never come? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Translating the Language of Lace
The International Lace Dictionary is certainly an asset to any lace library. I bought mine from Barbara Fay in Germany by mail order: http://www.barbara-fay.de/j/. I just checked and they still stock it. Noelene in Cooma nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au As for books and the like, I urge anyone struggling with foreign language lace books to try to find a copy of the International Lace Dictionary, last published in Gent in 1998. Edith Spee is the first listed Author. Jeri recommended it back in 2006 or so. It is not easy to find, but it is a great resource. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace in contemporary fashion
An article in the Weekend Financial Times, at present on line at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1b3218fe-8717-11e2-bde6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2NvNh cA53 gives an interesting insight into how designers, High Street and couture, are using lace now. Obviously machine, but it may inspire one of us to wear something. Clare Brown of the VA (where the Treasures of the Royal Courts exhibition of course includes lace) talks about ruffs, illustrated by one worn in a Tudor portrait minature, and one worn as part of an Alexander McQueen model! It finishes with a glossary of types of lace, useful to us because it's how the terms are used by the fashion industry, ie the users, not by us, the makers. As ever, divided by a common language! leonard...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] lurkers and posting
Dear spiders I joined arachne late last year, and apart from joining the Christmas exchange, have mostly been lurking. As a beginner I haven't really felt i've had much to contribute to the list, and was just coming to the point when I had questions to ask when these emails about contributors arrived. However I'm about to go on holiday, sadly without any lace, so will lurk for a bit longer and post questions when I get back. As for the 20th anniversary, I favor bobbins. Being new to lace making I haven't nearly reached the point of having enough bobbins yet, let alone too many to count! regards Ayla - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] sharing the pain.
Robin, that is terrible. I had it happen once many years ago - and I did not, in those days, pin down my bobbins! It took a couple of hours to untangle them. Since then I Always slip them on to knitters stitch holders!! I learned the hard way!! Pity there is a broken thread. I hope you can hang on a new thread without it showing too much. I am sure you can. I am a Student at IOLI - Not teaching! I have my fingers - and toes- crossed that I get my first choice - the Russian Braid lace with Sylvie Nguyen. What class are you hoping to do? Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] lurkers and posting
Dear Ayla, and other newbies to the list... When I first joined Arachne, I had only been making lace for about six weeks! However, I had a medical crisis that confined me for another six weeks, so I could not go to guild meetings to continue my lessons. (Note to guilds... Have an outreach volunteer for just such an emergency!). However, after going on-line and discovering Arachne, I posted, had an avalanche of responses, made a dear friend of another (seasoned) lacemaker merely 40 miles away (over the mountain), received tons if help, and the rest is history! This list is definitely a huge boost to newcomers... But only if you post! Be careful not to reveal email address or mailing address in a post to the list, but if you give a general region and the country you're in, then chances are you can eventually find a mentor, as I did. Thanks, Tamara Duvall!VBG Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2013, at 8:31 PM, Ayla Middleton ayla.p.middle...@gmail.com wrote: Dear spiders I joined arachne late last year, and apart from joining the Christmas exchange, have mostly been lurking. As a beginner I haven't really felt i've had much to contribute to the list, and was just coming to the point when I had questions to ask when these emails about contributors arrived. However I'm about to go on holiday, sadly without any lace, so will lurk for a bit longer and post questions when I get back. As for the 20th anniversary, I favor bobbins. Being new to lace making I haven't nearly reached the point of having enough bobbins yet, let alone too many to count! regards Ayla - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] peccadilles
Julie, I found your article extremely interesting, - and I learned quite a lot!! Please keep posting with these Gems. Items like these get overlooked , - or not looked into at all, and they are just so informative, and help us to understand what we are looking at, or call by a different name. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace in contemporary fashion
On Mar 18, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Leonard Bazar wrote: [...] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1b3218fe-8717-11e2-bde6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2NvNh cA53 gives an interesting insight into how designers, High Street and couture, are using lace now. [...] It finishes with a glossary of types of lace, useful to us because it's how the terms are used by the fashion industry, ie the users, not by us, the makers. As ever, divided by a common language! The Mountbatten family should *sue* for that Battenburg lace. And Cluny should invade :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] peccadilles
On Mar 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: [...] am convinced that peccadille is the French for the Spanish piccadillo, which means, in French, a small sin, http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionnaires/francais/peccadille/58870 and http://www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/francais-anglais/peccadilleAt least, that's what it means now. Means the same thing in English, too: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peccadillo Indeed, that was the first interpretation I thought of, not the Piccadilly Circus at all. But, once the Piccadilly Circus connection was pointed out, I wondered just what sort of monkey business (if not, necessarily, a full circus) had been going on there, in 16th and early 17th century... :) Nothing, it appears; there was no Piccadilly Circus till (early) 19th century... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] peccadilles
Iâm so happy to see your posts again, T. You have truly been missed! And the same thing came to my mind re: the word âpeccadillesâ...peccadillo. After seeing more description of its having open cutwork or eyelets (using a stiletto?), another thought...could it have any connection to the word or its root âpicadorâ (as in bullfighting)? A stretch, I know)-: Vicki in Maryland Sent from Windows Mail Means the same thing in English, too: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peccadillo - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Re Susan of Tennessee
Thanks for filling me in on Susan, and I share your sentiments.;-) Shirley in Corio.Oz sme...@iinet.net.au To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re Susan of Tennessee
Dear T, I wonder what did become of Susan, I had forgotten all about her, is it that long ago David? Wasn't, really; David misremembers :)it had to have been *at least* 2003... Thanks for that correction. I knew it was a long time ago - fancy - only 10 years! David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re Susan of Tennessee
Well, since Jeri has got so many of the lurkers out of hiding and some of my old friends are posting, I had better come out too. I'm Heather Muth and have been with Arachne almost since the beginning. I've lurked for many years now. Tamara, I'm so sorry to hear of your husband.Like Tamara, however, it was trauma that made me step into the background. It was about 12 years ago that I became ill, 11 years ago that my husband started his affair and 8 years ago that we separated. I am now quite happily divorced. I've focused more on my embroidery since then, although I still love the lace. And for those, like Bev Walker, who may remember my children, my daughter has been married for over a year (I know, right!) and my son is a student at the University of the Fraser Valley, as am I. I can't believe that Arachne is 18. It doesn't seem that long. Heather On 18 March 2013 04:09, David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au wrote: Dear T, I wonder what did become of Susan, I had forgotten all about her, is it that long ago David? Wasn't, really; David misremembers :)it had to have been *at least* 2003... Thanks for that correction. I knew it was a long time ago - fancy - only 10 years! David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/**lacemaker/sets/http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ -- Heather M. Abbotsford, BC www.inlovewiththreads.com inlovewiththreads.wordpress.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Susan of Tennessee
Just looked in the Arachne archive and she was posting in 2004. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
